Survey results for “Transition to an online-only journal”
| V. Transition to an online-only journal | |
|---|---|
| Questions | Results |
| 9. Opinion on transition to an online-only journal | Agree (86.5%) Disagree (12.3%) |
| 9-1. Reasons for supporting online-only (if agreed) |
Current online trend (68.4%) Save paper resources (51.5%) Don’t use paper version (44.9%) |
| 9-2. Suitable time period for adopting online-only (if agreed) | Within 1 year (52.6%) Within 3 years (40.7%) Within 5 years (5.8%) |
| 9-3. Reasons against transition to online-only (if disagreed) |
Preserve paper tradition (39.1%) Paper version’s promotional value (34.8%) For members wanting paper (34.8%) For libraries/societies requests (21.7%) Financial benefit (e.g., advertisements) (17.4%) |
*multiple answers allowed